Détails:
Struck Stroh Peak at 3,300 feet in Mint Canyon, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas and on the way to Saint Paul. The brand new Lockheed was on its delivery flight from Burbank to its new owners, Northwest Airlines.
Vice-president of Northwest Frederick Whittlemore (42), was among those killed in the accident.
Flying in foggy conditions it struck the first of a series of ridges and bounced off two others, disintegrating on the way, before coming to rest and burning out on a hill called Stroh Peak.
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
NC17394
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 16 mai 1938 |
| Heure: | 14:07 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra |
| Compagnie: | Northwest Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | NC17394 |
| Numéro de série: | 1439 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1938 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Total: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 9 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Saugus, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Burbank Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV (LSV/KLSV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Struck Stroh Peak at 3,300 feet in Mint Canyon, 27 minutes after taking off from Burbank Airport for Las Vegas and on the way to Saint Paul. The brand new Lockheed was on its delivery flight from Burbank to its new owners, Northwest Airlines.
Vice-president of Northwest Frederick Whittlemore (42), was among those killed in the accident.
Flying in foggy conditions it struck the first of a series of ridges and bounced off two others, disintegrating on the way, before coming to rest and burning out on a hill called Stroh Peak.
Sources:
» 1938 Lockheed Electra Crash in Mint Canyon» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
Photos
NC17394
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Burbank Airport, CA et Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV est de 375 km (234 miles).
La distance entre Burbank Airport, CA et Las Vegas McCarran Field, NV est de 375 km (234 miles).
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